Article: UWM WOMEN PREVIEW Team is quietly confident MCC title a realistic goal if key players stay healthy; UWM WOMEN GLANCE COACH: Sue Moynihan, fifth season. 1995 RECORD: 9-9-1 (3-3-0 in Midwestern Collegiate Conference). Finished fourth in MCC regular-season standings, second in MCC tournament, losing, 4-0, to Detroit in championship match. KEY PLAYERS: Holly Kiecker, 5-8 Sr., D; Jackie Boldt, 5-7 Sr., MF D; Heidi Kratochvil, 5-6 Sr., MF; Chandra Konkol, 5-6 Jr., MF; Cammy Polson, 5-8 Jr., MF F; Chris Campbell, 5-8 Jr., F; Lisa Krzykowski, 5-8 Jr., F; Josha Krueger, 5-10 Jr., D; Jamie May, 5-4 Soph., MF; Crystalin Montgomery, 5-4 Soph., MF; Melissa Beverung, 5-4 Sr., MF; Karen Wilman, 5-6 Soph., D; Molly Pape, 5-7 Soph., GK; Kathy Hoverman, 5-9 Soph., GK; Sue Leising, 5-8 Jr., GK; Michelle Alioto, 5-7 Soph., F; Joanne Wilde, 5-10 Fr., D; Joy Provan, 4-11 Fr., MF D; Jenny Sbalchiero, 5-5 Fr., F; Jody Stafne, 5-5 Fr., F. OUTLOOK: The Panthers opened with an embarrassing 8-0 loss to North Carolina last season but improved dramatically, later managing a 2-2 draw with Wisconsin and scoring a 6-2 victory over Butler in the MCC tournament semifinals. Improved midfield play, helped by the return of Konkol and Kratochvil from injuries, is expected to keep UWM on the offensive and cut down on the Panthers' goals allowed in '96. SCHEDULE AUGUST: 31 UW-Green Bay, 5 p.m. SEPTEMBER: 7 vs. Iowa State, 1 p.m. (at UW-Green Bay); 10 at Northwestern, 4 p.m.; 15 at Wisconsin, 1 p.m.; 20 at Minnesota, 4 p.m.; 22 Northern Illinois, 1 p.m.; 27 Detroit, 4 p.m.; 29 Illinois State, 1 p.m. OCTOBER: 4 vs. Montana, 2 p.m. (Washington State tournament); 6 at Washington State, noon (Washington State tournament); 11 Evansville, 3 p.m.; 13 Butler, 1 p.m.; 18 at Valparaiso, 3 p.m.; 20 at Wright State, noon; 26 Western Michigan, 1 p.m.; 30 Marquette, 2 p.m. NOVEMBER: 3 Loyola (Chicago), noon; 7-10 at MCC tournament (DeKalb, Ill.).

Nobody would blame Sue Moynihan for thinking her University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer team was jinxed last season.

Despite the loss of five players to major injuries, the Panthers managed a 9-9-1 record and advanced to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament final.

So what are the possibilities for a healthier, more experienced UWM team in 1996?

"One of our goals is to win the MCC tournament this year," said Moynihan, who has a 35-35-5 record in four seasons as UWM's coach. "And we want to bump up our regional ranking with an eye to getting into the NCAA tournament.

"It's not unrealistic to assume we can get to that level."

With the women's NCAA field expanding from 24 to ...

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